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Read this today.....
After more than two centuries of loyal service, the penny – the lightest coin in our pockets, the heaviest in history – was officially laid to rest yesterday. The cause of death: irrelevance and escalating expense, according to the Department of Treasury.
Born in 1793 and bearing the likeness of Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the one-cent coin weathered recessions, recoveries and the ringing of registers across the nation. Once a proud emblem of thrift — “a penny saved is a penny earned” — it gradually became more nuisance than necessity, abandoned in couch cushions and on sidewalks and costing nearly four cents to make.
The penny is survived by the nickel, dime, quarter and a generation of sentimental Americans who still stoop to pick it up for luck.
In the end, it simply didn’t make cents.
Personally, I am going to miss the penny. I am one of those people that stooped to pick it up and put it, along with other "change" in my "piggy" bank.
Once the bank is full, approximately every 2 years, I will take my coins to the credit union coin counter to see how much I had saved.
So long, Penny!!!!! You will be missed in future generations.
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